Practice Exam #3 and NotesAP® Biology
For the Spring 2020 Exam AP Biology Practice Exam 2
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Contents I. Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Administering the Practice Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
AP® Biology Practice Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
II. Notes on the Practice Exam
Multiple-Choice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework . . . . . . . . .102
Free-Response Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 AP Biology Practice Exam 4
Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format
The AP Biology Exam is approximately 3 hours in length . There are two sections .
• Section I is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 60 multiple-choice questions, accounting for 50 percent of the final score .
• Section II is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 2 long free-response questions and 4 short free-response questions, accounting for 50 percent of the final score .
Administering the Practice Exam This section contains instructions for administering the AP Biology Practice Exam . Y ou may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that resembles an actual administration . If so, read the indented, boldface directions to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need not be read aloud . Bef ore beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for distribution . These include test booklets and answer sheets . (Reminder: Final instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book .)
SECTION I: Multiple Choice
When you are ready to begin Section I, say:
Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. Y our score on the multiple-choice section will be based solely on the number of questions answered correctly. Y ou may use a four-function (with square root), scientific, or graphing calculator. Are there any questions?
Y ou have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this section. Open your Section I booklet and begin.
Note Start Time here ________ . Note Stop Time here ________ . After 1 hour and 20 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-choice answer sheet.
There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II .
For the Spring 2020 Exam AP Biology Practice Exam 2
© 2020 College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org . © 2020 College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org. AP Biology Practice Exam 3
Contents I. Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Administering the Practice Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
AP® Biology Practice Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
II. Notes on the Practice Exam
Multiple-Choice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework . . . . . . . . .102
Free-Response Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 AP Biology Practice Exam 4
Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format
The AP Biology Exam is approximately 3 hours in length . There are two sections .
• Section I is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 60 multiple-choice questions, accounting for 50 percent of the final score .
• Section II is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 2 long free-response questions and 4 short free-response questions, accounting for 50 percent of the final score .
Administering the Practice Exam This section contains instructions for administering the AP Biology Practice Exam . Y ou may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that resembles an actual administration . If so, read the indented, boldface directions to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need not be read aloud . Bef ore beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for distribution . These include test booklets and answer sheets . (Reminder: Final instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book .)
SECTION I: Multiple Choice
When you are ready to begin Section I, say:
Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. Y our score on the multiple-choice section will be based solely on the number of questions answered correctly. Y ou may use a four-function (with square root), scientific, or graphing calculator. Are there any questions?
Y ou have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this section. Open your Section I booklet and begin.
Note Start Time here ________ . Note Stop Time here ________ . After 1 hour and 20 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-choice answer sheet.
There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II .
